{"id":6937,"date":"2019-10-09T08:06:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T12:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=6937"},"modified":"2026-02-21T10:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:16:07","slug":"owner-instructor-2","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/member\/owner-instructor-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Igor Puzhevich &#8211; Owner\/ Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Igor Puzhevich \u2013 Owner\/Instructor<br \/>\nIgor Puzhevich is originally from Belarus. He started dancing at the age of 8. He has a University degree in Ballroom dancing as an instructor, choreographer, and coach.<\/p>\n<p>He achieved a lot of goals such as World Champions in Showcase division, repeated finalist of national championships, prizewinner of national and international competitions, member of the national team of the Republic of Belarus, candidate for Master of Sports<\/p>\n<p>Titles:<\/p>\n<p>Bronze Champion in Open Blackpool Dance Festival (Exhibition Division): Showcased excellence on the prestigious Blackpool stage, earning the bronze championship in the Exhibition division.<br \/>\nWinner of Fred Astaire Regional Competition (Rhythm and Smooth Division): Demonstrated mastery in both Rhythm and Smooth dance styles, securing victory at a regional level.<br \/>\nRising Star Finalist at Fred Astaire National Dance Competition (Rhythm and Smooth Division): Recognized as a rising star, reaching the finals in the competitive Rhythm and Smooth division.<br \/>\nVice Champion in Cabaret Division at Fred Astaire National Competitions: Attained the title of Vice Champion in the challenging Cabaret division at national-level competitions.<br \/>\nWinner of Rising Star Rhythm, Cabaret, and Show Dance Divisions in Major US Competitions: Showcased versatility and excellence by clinching victories in multiple dance divisions at major competitions in the United States.<br \/>\nFavorite Quote:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat you have done is nothing compared to what you can do!\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2019\/10\/Igor.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2019\/10\/Igor-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2019\/10\/Igor-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2019\/10\/Igor-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2019\/10\/Igor-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2019\/10\/Igor-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/216\/2019\/10\/Igor-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8053,"template":"","class_list":["post-6937","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/6937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/winter-park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}